Transformative freight procurement and management tool Loadar has raised a $4 million seed funding round, led by Frontline Ventures with follow-on participation from existing investor Techstart Ventures. Founder and CEO Ciaran Doherty will use the funds to grow the team headcount and expand to the US, building on the success to date in Europe.

Three in 10 (30%) British Gen Z have been signed off work for mental health reasons in 2024, totalling 1.7 million young people, as the UK government unveiled plans to get young people into work earlier this week.

TG0, a company reshaping the human-machine interface landscape, has closed a £4.5 million Series B funding round led by NetmindAI with additional support from WP Health.

Over 3 million cases of fraud are reported in the UK every year, shockingly it accounts for nearly 40% of all reported crime. To tackle this, financial institutions are turning to AI but AI requires large amounts of data and access to that data is a challenge.

As we enter 2025, startups face an environment marked by fast-paced technological advances, competitive pressures, and a heightened need for strategic agility. In this context, leaders must re-evaluate how they plan and execute strategy to stay relevant and resilient.

On December 3rd, organisations representing millions of people took part in Techtimeout Tuesday – the UK’s biggest digital wellbeing day.

Malmö is a city filled with innovation. It is home to almost 40,000 businesses, has a large proportion of international talent, and is Sweden’s youngest and fastest growing city. The city of Malmö fosters innovative companies, and plans on creating a ‘Startup District’ particularly for this reason.

Managing suppliers can be a major efficiency driver for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), but it also risks being a drain on resources. On average, SMBs engage nine times as many suppliers as they have employees, while only working closely with a few. This disconnect presents a big opportunity for streamlining, as inactive suppliers cost UK businesses an estimated £1 billion annually.

Algorithmiq, a team pioneering the integration of quantum computing, artificial intelligence (AI), and super-computing to solve complex problems in the Healthcare and Life Sciences, and QuEra Computing, the company in neutral-atom quantum computing, has announced that Algorithmiq has joined the QuEra Quantum Alliance Partner Program.

It is widely acknowledged that many coaching businesses fail in their first few years and, far from the lucrative impression about the coaching profession where you can earn £500 per hour, earnings for the majority of coaches are under $30,000 per year.

Baller League, the 6x6 football league with a rapidly growing fan base, has announced that it has raised $25 million in a Series A funding round led by EQT Ventures. This follows an $8 million round closed in Summer 2024.

Technological advancement is having a profound impact on society and our lifestyles, at home, or on the go. It is influencing how we conduct our work, speak to one another, and absorb information.

KHP Ventures has launched the Innovations in Mental Health (IMH) Fund, which is dedicated to accelerating technologies with the potential to transform mental health outcomes. Portfolio companies will be supported through a first-of-its-kind delivery partnership with the UK’s largest mental health provider, the South London, and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM).

Female technology entrepreneurs struggle with recruitment because they are viewed as less competent and warm, and the startup perceived as less likely to grow or empower employees, finds new research from Mannheim Business School.

The entrepreneurial journey is a thrilling yet challenging endeavour. Whether launching a startup, expanding your small business, or pursuing a passion project, success often hinges on your ability to adapt, innovate, and persevere.